Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-07
A BUNCH OF MEETINGS
Held by Various Committees at the Cit!
Hall, Last Evening.

Held BY Various Committees at the City
Hall, Last Evening.
The Finance Committee met and re-
ceived the report OF Henry X. List, Com
missioner of the bonds of 1871, which was
examined and approved, and the coupons
of all the bonds were cancelled.
The certificate of Daniel Lamb, trustee
for the defunct Wheeling Savings lnstitn-
ton for So, 90. 50, on which five dividends
have been paid, amounting to ST., 300
and on which other dividends may he de-
clared, was presented and upon motion
the City receiver was directed to take
charge of the same and was empowered to
receive and receipt for such dividends and
to turn the same into the City Treasury.
This concluded the business of the Com
mittee.
A Joint meeting of the Council Real Is
tate Committee and the Real Estate Com
mittee of the Board of County Commits
sioners was held and a resolution adopted
to the effect that the yard i'll the rear OF
the Public Building be paved with fire
brick on edge, by the Board OF Public
Works at the same price As the city paving
is done, the city and county each to pay
one. half.
The Council Real Estate Committee then
went into session and awarded Sam NoltZ
the Job of whitewaShing the lower halls,
water closet and boiler room for the sum
of $40.
The Committees on Railroads and on
Ordinances met in Joint session III tie
First Branch Council chamber, and several
important matters were disposed of. The
petition of the p, C.. K st. L., Ohio River
and Pewiky railroads, asking the adoption
OF an ordinance, amending an ordinance,
was taken up. The new ordinance asked
that tine companies be granted the use OF
an additional 10 feet OF space out into the
river at the freight depot in order that the
tracks may be extended out, and it also
asks for an additional ten feet in length.
DR. W. II. Hearne, was present on behalf
of the railroad Companies, apd after he
had read tie ordinance, Mr.. Farrell said
the river men who objected to such a pro-
ceeding should be given hearing in the
matter, but they had not been informed of
the meeting and none were present. IL
was decided, upon motion of Mr.. Gavin,
that the ordinance be recommended to
Council for passage.
4 petitian was also presented by the
Ohio River Railroad company ASKING the
passage OF an ordinance granting them the
privilege Of laying track across the foot
of Thirty-fOurth and Thirty-titth streets,
from the maia track leading onto the land
where their shops and round house are to he
located and also to use an alley way
which rams tt.roIgG their land. The mat
ter created good deal of discussion, and
Col White, who was present for the COM
pany, explained to the committee what
was desired. City Solicitor Caldwell was
called upon for an opinion in the matter,
and he thought the ordinance presented
Wss MOI e%piiGiy enough and gave the COM
pany too much privilege. after good
deal of talk about the matter, the commit
tee decided to meet this afternoon at four
o'clock and examine the grounds
The Joint session then dissolved, aud the
Committee on Ordinances went into seS-
3ion and took up the matter of the petition
OF tee Gheeling Electric Light Company
asking that the ordinance granting the
necessary privileges 10 the old Electrical
Company, be extended the present COM
pany. Attorney Alfred Caldwell represen-
,sd the company, and City Solicitor Geo.
B. Caldwell, tive city. He gave it as his
opinion that the ordinance a. presented
was entirely inefficient, and that the COM
mittee was wasting time in considering it.
Quite lively spat followed between the
Two attorneys, after which the committee
decided 10 lay asiae the Tettey until such
time as the company prepares an ordinance
that will be suitable to the committee.
The body then adjourned.